How the Rattlesnake Got Its Rattle (Folktales) [Paperback]

Jeffrey Stoodt (Author, Narrator), Anthony Chee Emerson (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1998 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Folktales

Retells the American Indian legend of how Snake acquired rattlers in his tail and thereby became courageous.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 2-In this Southwestern folktale, timid snake gets his rattle, thus becoming more courageous and a better athlete. While the simple sentence structure and easy vocabulary make the book attractive to beginning readers, the text is bland. The artwork is done in pale desert colors that lack vitality. Marguerite Davol's How Snake Got His Hiss (Orchard, 1996) is a strong, bright original tale that is exciting to read aloud and alone. With the number of high-quality folktale retellings published today, this one is expendable.
Lauri McKain-Fernandez, Highlands School, Birmingham, AL
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 24 pages
• Publisher: Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers (April 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0817279784
• ISBN-13: 978-0817279783
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,423,574 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Easy Reading, December 23, 1999

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This review is from: How the Rattlesnake Got Its Rattle (Pair-It Books) (Library Binding)

Jeffrey Stoodt text is a easy reader for the young and eager to learn. The story has been modernize to give an up to date edge for the young reader. The illustrations through wash out give the authenticity of southwest flavor such as old blue paint on a Santa Fe door. Emersons non-threating snake gives the young viewer a smile.